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  • The SAVE Act Presents Creates Paperwork Burdens for Some Voters

    Source: Exiled Policy
    by Jason Pye

    “Several days ago, I wrote about some of the problems the SAVE Act. Specifically, I explained that the SAVE Act marks a radical shift for Republicans. When I was the vice president for legislative affairs at FreedomWorks, I attended meetings hosted by Republican leadership in 2019 in which they railed against House Democrats’ For the People Act. They complained that various aspects of the bill violated the core tenets of federalism and that others were unconstitutional. Although the SAVE Act isn’t as comprehensive as the For the People Act, it still encroaches on an area traditionally reserved for the states.” (02/15/26)

    https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/the-save-act-presents-creates-paperwork

  • It’s the Epstein Files, Stupid: Using Empire to Distract from Vice

    Source: exile in happy valley
    by Nicky Reid

    “After months of empty promises to the toxic online manosphere largely responsible for the Donald’s post-January 6 rehabilitation, the fact finally became inescapable even for the most heavily deluded of MAGAloids that their hero was indeed the dog who didn’t bark and he wasn’t about to release the Epstein Files that prove it. Trump, misdiagnosing this flip flop as just another in a long line of broken campaign promises, essentially told his personality cult to chill the fuck out and get over it. This is when Trump’s approval ratings cratered and the people he had storm the Capitol began to call for his combover. And then Donald Trump began bombing dinghies in the Caribbean before pounding his chest over the footage of these war crimes on live television while barking ‘I am not a pedophile!'” (02/16/26)

    https://exileinhappyvalley.blogspot.com/2026/02/its-epstein-files-stupid-using-empire.html

  • Suing the federal government is ridiculously hard. It shouldn’t be that way.

    Source: Orange County Register
    by Agustina Vergara Cid

    “Looking at the history of the U.S. founding and how this country originated by defying overbearing authority, one would think that suing the government for rights violations would be rather straightforward. It is not. Instead, it’s a Kafkaesque nightmare that often leaves Americans unprotected and with untold damage left unrepaired in the face of government force. As the Trump administration continues with its mass deportations (a program that has swept up U.S. citizens as well), Americans are made to confront the harsh reality of our legal system: Suing the government is incredibly hard, and government actors wielding force inappropriately against individuals often go unpunished. This shouldn’t happen in America of all places.” (02/15/26)

    https://www.ocregister.com/2026/02/15/suing-the-federal-government-is-ridiculously-hard-it-shouldnt-be-that-way/

  • Trump’s tariff tantrums show he’s losing his grip on the GOP

    Source: USA Today
    by Chris Brennan

    “Donald Trump’s second term as president is mired by two different anxieties, and he has put them on a collision course. Trump openly fears the Republican Party losing control of the U.S. House in November’s midterm elections, and now his free-falling approval ratings could also put control of the U.S. Senate in play as well. Democratic control means serious oversight for a president who seriously needs oversight. Impeachment could be on the table, too. But Trump also shows great concern about losing control of the Republican Party in Congress. He tosses telling tantrums whenever Republicans in either chamber dare to act like a coequal branch of government rather than subservient sycophants, like his party’s leaders in the House and Senate.” (02/15/26)

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/15/republicans-trump-tariffs-canada-house-midterms/88646045007/

  • Reputation is Everything

    Source: Foundation for Economic Education
    by Kimberlee Josephson

    “Spring school picture day arrives with predictable rituals — the combing of hair, the practicing of smiles, and the filling out of order forms that get crumpled up in backpacks. This year, it brings something else: scrutiny. America’s largest school photography company, Lifetouch, has landed in the headlines this month after newly surfaced Epstein-related ownership-chain disclosures triggered parental anger. The facts remain contested, but the reaction is revealing. For many families, the controversy isn’t just about one vendor. It’s about the uneasy feeling that they never had a choice to begin with. Regardless of order form submission, pictures are typically taken anyway.” (02/15/26)

    https://fee.org/articles/reputation-is-everything/